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Lawyers seeking resolution in stolen property case
By Delon Shurtz on May 5th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Lawyers continue to discuss a massive stolen property case in hopes of avoiding a lengthy criminal trial. Lethbridge lawyer Scott Hadford told a judge Tuesday in Lethbridge provincial court, he and the Crown prosecutor are working on resolving the case against 53-year-old Gerald David Thurber, who faces one charge of drug possession and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impersonating a police officer and causing a disturbance earns man jail time
By Delon Shurtz on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com Nwar Elias Magzoub didn’t fool anyone when he pulled out a badge and claimed to be a police officer. Magzoub, 30, was at an automotive shop in Fort Macleod on March 24 when he got into a “heated exchange” with an employee and began yelling. Then he pulled out a cheap looking silver ... Read More »
1 responseSisters spend the past year walking away the COVID blues
By Al Beeber on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com When Trish Provost was feeling COVID anxiety last year, her sister Kristylee stepped and came up with a solution to beat the pandemic blues – a walking regimen. The two sisters from the Piikani First Nations then embarked on a journey that over the course of a year has seen them walk 10,000 ... Read More »
1 responseWhitegrass denied bail
By Delon Shurtz on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDdshurtz@lethbridgeherald.com A 37-year-old woman accused of killing her former common-law spouse, has failed to convince a judge she should be granted bail and released from custody while her case makes its way through the court system. Justice Vaughan Hartigan of Lethbridge Court of Queen’s Bench denied Melissa Whitegrass’s application for bail last week. The ... Read More »
1 responseFormer head of Emergency Management Alberta critical of province’s pandemic response
By Tim Kalinowski on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com The former head of Emergency Management Alberta during the Klein government years, Lt. Col. David Redman (ret.), has been a strong critic of the Kenney government’s pandemic response over the past year. And this latest round of restrictive public health measures, Redman says, proves the point he has been making all along: lockdowns ... Read More »
1 responseGalt museum looking to reflect community in mosaic
By Al Beeber on May 4th, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com The image visitors to the Galt Museum & Archives see in the huge west-facing window will soon be no more. In place of the 1950s-era photo of shoppers, the museum hopes to create a mosaic of 400 portraits representing the diverse population of Lethbridge and southern Alberta. Until the end of May, the ... Read More »
1 responseMLA Neudorf says progress being made on supportive housing in Lethbridge
By Dale Woodard on May 4th, 2021
Progress is being made on supportive housing around the city to help the vulnerable take steps toward a better life. On hand as the guest speaker at the Lethbridge Chamber of Commerce’s Constituency Connections Zoom session Friday morning, Lethbridge-East MLA Nathan Neudorf tackled a number of topics. Among those was how to collaborate with the ... Read More »
1 responseLocal baseball umpire Mitch Ball remembered as ‘larger than life’
By Herald on May 3rd, 2021
Dale Woodard – Lethbridge Herald Mitch Ball was the equivalent of a big teddy bear – even called “Mr. Sunshine” by his co-workers. However, when Ball put on his mask and umpires vest and stepped behind the plate to call the balls and strikes, the umpire commanded – and received – respect from players, coaches ... Read More »
1 responseSkyrocketing lumber prices increasing building costs
By Al Beeber on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDabeeber@lethbridgeherald.com Builders, renovators and do-it-your-selfers can expect to pay more if they need lumber for any projects this year. Lumber prices have skyrocketed since last summer and no break is on the immediate horizon. Brad Hoover, financial manager at Logic Lumber and a director of BILD Lethbridge, said the spike started last August after ... Read More »
1 responseCity officials react to new targeted measures
By Tim Kalinowski on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtkalinowski@lethbridgeherald.com City officials and local elected representatives reflected on new, more targeted, Lethbridge-specific provincial health measures brought in on Thursday. Lethbridge was identified by provincial health officials as a “COVID hotspot” with active cases now above 400 per 100,000 members of the population. Measures included the reclosure of indoor fitness studios and gyms, the ... Read More »
1 responseSmoke, Wind and Fire barbecue competition set for this summer
By Trevor Busch on May 1st, 2021
LETHBRIDGE HERALDtbusch@lethbridgeherald.com Backyard bragging rights for the best local barbecue this summer will be a top prize with the launch of the Smoke, Wind and Fire barbecue competition. The Lethbridge and District Exhibition, in partnership with the Lethbridge Lodging Association, announced the upcoming barbecue competition on Wednesday that is set to be held in Lethbridge ... Read More »
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